free association

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Free association is a psychological technique in which words or images are used to suggest other words or images in a nonlogical way. (心理学中的)自由联想
The volume consists of short poems interspersed by eight "Meditations," longish poems of free association. 此书卷包含短诗和八个穿插的“冥想”，也就是自由联想的比较长的诗。